Household income holding up better than nation’s

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By Leith van Onselen

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) yesterday released real household disposable income (HDI) data, derived from the June quarter national accounts (released Wednesday), which revealed that real per capita HDI rose by 0.1% over the quarter and was up by 0.7% over the past year (see next chart).

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As shown above, Australian households are experiencing the biggest income shock since the early-1990s recession, with per capita real HDI falling since June 2012, down 0.6% over that period.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.